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‘Cause if you give a mom a muffin kit, the whole family can enjoy them!

I love to eat and I love to cook. And as a result, I love to give my friends gifts of food. But years ago I realized that with all the goodie giving, my friends were so inundated with baked goods — from me and from others — that they couldn’t possibly enjoy them all before these goodies went stale. That’s when I clued it that giving a custom-mix was just as good, if not better than a batch of baked muffins.

Since I make my own muffin, scone, and pancake mixes, packaging a mix as a gift just takes a few special touches, like in the case of this muffin kit. In a clear plastic treat bag, I placed a bag of muffin mix from this recipe, some fun mix-ins and a package of muffin papers. Customize the mix-ins and muffin papers to suit the tastes of your friend. There are some amazing muffin papers out there.

Frugal Yet Fun Foodie Gift

As is, I estimate that a gift like this costs no more than $2 or $3. Cute, fun, economical. You could easily take it up a few notches by throwing in a muffin pan, a bread basket, and a copy of If You Give a Moose a Muffin. At most, you’re spending an extra $20-30 for a great family gift that will last well past the holidays.

However you package it, don’t forget to include baking instructions!

To make it even easier, buy my $1 Download of Muffin Printables. This pdf file includes instructions on how to make a muffin kit, the muffin recipe, and two card designs to print. One set of cards is expressly for moms while the other set is for anyone.

Do you ever make food gifts? If so, you’re going to want to visit this week’s Holiday Food Fest starting tomorrow over at Cents to Get Debt Free. Phoebe is hosting a roundup of great food presents that you can make easily and affordably.

I was reading the directions and it says to fill the cups to "slightly overflowing". Am I missing something? Don't you usually fill muffin cups 1/2-2/3 full? BTW, great idea for teachers gifts! I just got some specialty santa claus cup cake liners on ebay. So cute!

One of the best gifts I received last year was from my sister,a meal of mixes-chili, cornbread and brownies. I ended up using each mix at a different time and in each case it was a blessing to have those handy in my pantry saving me time and my sanity.

Welcome to Life as MOM! I'm FishMama, chief cook and bottle washer around here. I have six kids under 18, and I've lived to tell the tale. Want to know how to make the most out of what you have where you are? You've come to the right place.

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